Séamus Davis awarded St. Patrick’s Day Science Medal

Séamus Davis, Cornell’s James Gilbert White Distinguished Professor in the Physical Sciences, received the Science Foundation Ireland's prestigious its St. Patrick’s Day Science Medal on March 16.

Cornell humanists strive to understand the mind

On Feb. 22, the College of Arts and Sciences brought together faculty working on philosophy of mind in a Big Ideas panel, part of the New Century for the Humanities celebration.

New book sheds light on high U.S. incarceration rate

In his new book, “Incarceration Nation: How the United States Became the Most Punitive Democracy in the World," Peter Enns sheds new light on the high U.S. rate of incarceration.

Lunches bring Latina/o Studies community together

Each semester, the Latina/o Studies Program hosts six informal luncheon discussions for students with Cornell faculty and administrators as “a way to bring the community together."

Archaeology students try their hand at creating artifacts

Students in the Ceramic Analysis for Archeology class, who study ancient pottery shards, made some new pottery of their own, acquainting them with the process used by human forebears.

Bethe Lecture focuses on ice telescope's discoveries

The principal investigator from Antartica's IceCube Neutrino Observatory will present the 2016 Hans Bethe Lecturer in Physics Wednesday, March 23, 7:30 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.

Vying for Pi – and pie – on Pi Day

A Pi Day celebration was held beginning at 1:59 p.m. Monday, March 14, in Malott Hall, hosted by the Cornell student chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics.

Legacy of Cornell-led diplomacy detailed at Carnegie Hall

More than 500 people came to hear about Cornell's historical and current role as an educator of diplomats and influencers of foreign policy, March 8 in New York City.

Fukushima accident panel discusses safety, energy

On the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Kiyoshi Kurokawa, the accident’s chief investigator, cited some of the catastrophe's causes: the government's lack of transparency and 'groupthink.'